The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 201-300

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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to dislike
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shopping
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
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laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. seat; place; position
2. status
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discharge; dismissal
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to expel; to drive out
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noun
warship; battleship
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noun
gist; main point
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noun
arts and sciences; liberal arts
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noun, prefix
1. milli-; 10^-3  (originally from French)
2. millimetre; millimeter  (see also: ミリメートル; abbreviation)
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first generation; founder
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seeing; look at  (humble; polite (teineigo) language)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pass (e.g. the night); to spend  (see also: 語り明かす)
2. to reveal; to divulge
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noun
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
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Most common form: こうはく
1. red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
noun
2. Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)  (see also: 紅白歌合戦; abbreviation)
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1. luxury; extravagance
2. to live in luxury
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noun
1. distrust; mistrust; disbelief; discredit
2. insincerity
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short course; training
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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness; infidelity
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. body; physique; posture
2. shape; form; style
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site; location (e.g. of industry)
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particle
1. until (a time); till; to; up to  (often written with kana only)
2. to (a place); as far as  (often written with kana only)
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noun
bureau director; office chief
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interior of the body
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noun
Japanese clothes
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1. large  (originally from French 'grand')
noun
2. gland  (this meaning is restricted to reading グランド)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make a mistake; to err
2. to mislead; to misguide
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noun
eighty
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
perhaps; almost all; majority
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to look out on
2. to face
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internal organs; intestines; viscera
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noun
national tax
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happy; glad; pleasant
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holiness; sacredness; dignity
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founding of a nation
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Most common form: 一人ひとり
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
one by one; each; one at a time
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conquest; subjugation; overcoming
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Kyoto and vicinity; Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region (esp. during Edo period)
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noun
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
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predominance; ascendancy; superiority
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suffix
1. apiece; each  (also written as 宛)
2. at a time; piecemeal
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noun
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
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Most common form: さいはつ
return; relapse; reoccurrence
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punishment
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link (e.g. a part of a larger plan)
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noun
perfume
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verbal message; word
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noun
1. measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)
2. measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
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noun
sports ground; sports oval
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
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declaration; statement; proclamation
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noun
1. stage
2. performance
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fuss over; to be particular about  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
2. to be obsessive; to be fixated  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Monday
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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noun
tone (e.g. of voice, etc.); (verbal) expression
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Most common form: 蒸す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to steam (food, towel, etc.)  (see also: 蒸かす)
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to be hot and humid; to be sultry
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public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; invitation (to compete)
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apology
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noun
four hundred
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noun
figure; shape; graphic
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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement
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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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public relations; PR; publicity; information; publicizing
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support; backing
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first arrival
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noun
natto (fermented soybeans)
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noun
alarm; warning
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attention; giving one's attention; focusing
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noun
1. remains; traces; vestiges; relics
2. (the sorrow of) parting
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1. home; habitat; center; centre; best place
2. authentic; genuine
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suffix, counter
1. counter for people or implements  (usu. こう)
noun
2. mouth; speech  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading く)
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Most common form: せんし
death in action; killed in action; KIA
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dispute; resistance
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noun
type of equipment; model
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noun
1. front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.)
2. reception (hotel, etc.); front desk
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pronoun
1. he; him
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noun
rice field
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noun
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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Most common form: 隨筆
noun
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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agency; intermediation
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sound; noise; echo; acoustics; audio
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Most common form: 危い
1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
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report; paper
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noun
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
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particle
for sure (emphasize preceding word)
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noun
baseball stadium
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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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noun
1. center; centre; middle; heart
2. Chubu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)  (see also: 中部地方; abbreviation)
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1. mother's body, esp. when pregnant or after giving birth
2. parent body; parent organization; heartland
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noun
1. study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
2. provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)  (see also: 大学; archaic)
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particle
1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
2. ... or ...  (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
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adverb, conjunction
yet; moreover; and  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. important matter
2. requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
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noun
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
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